Re: [Elecraft] KXPD3 Gold-plated contacts ?

2014-02-09 Thread Heinz Baertschi
Heinz Baertschi wrote ... BTW, some pictures of the mod done could be made available for publication on the net. ... Pictures just added to my qrz dot com page. 73, Heinz HB9BCB -- View this message in context:

Re: [Elecraft] KXPD3 Gold-plated contacts ?

2014-02-09 Thread Mark Petiford
To: Heinz Baertschi heinz.baerts...@bluewin.ch; elecraft@mailman.qth.net Subject: Re: [Elecraft] KXPD3 Gold-plated contacts ? Re: Heinz Baertschi wrote ... BTW, some pictures of the mod done could be made available for publication on the net. ...There is a real nice set of photos showing the mod

Re: [Elecraft] KXPD3 Gold-plated contacts ?

2014-02-09 Thread Mark Petiford
, ‎Feb‎ ‎9‎, ‎2014 at ‎6‎:‎27‎ ‎PM To:  elecraft@mailman.qth.net Subject: Re: [Elecraft] KXPD3 Gold-plated contacts ? Tried to send the message below, but apparently my mail provider didn't actually send it.  See the post below if you are interested in accomplishing KXPD3 mod to correct

Re: [Elecraft] KXPD3 Gold-plated contacts ?

2014-02-08 Thread Heinz Baertschi
Art, Ted, Ken, Olaf, et al., Thanks for the helpful contributions. Yes, the real cause are the bearings of the levers. They do not make sure a flawless electrical contact. This seems to get worse at temperatures around/below 0C. I would name this imperfection Limit of simplicity. Just fixed it

Re: [Elecraft] KXPD3 Gold-plated contacts ?

2014-02-07 Thread Heinz Baertschi
Mark Petiford wrote RE:  Has anyone tried to galvanically gold-plate the KXPD3 contact screws and posts? Heinz, In an attempt to solve the missing dit problem? Mark KE6BB Not at all, I never noticed the so-called dit Problem. Using an early (upgraded) and a late KXPD3, both with the

Re: [Elecraft] KXPD3 Gold-plated contacts ?

2014-02-07 Thread Kenneth A Christiansen
Hi to the group I think I have an easy solution to the problem indicated here. The first problem may be the hinges of the paddles. I took a fine wire out of an audio cable and put one end under the screw on each paddle. I looped and soldered this wire to the ground terminal of the connector to

[Elecraft] KXPD3 Gold-plated contacts ?

2014-02-06 Thread Heinz Baertschi
Has anyone tried to galvanically gold-plate the KXPD3 contact screws and posts? Heinz HB9BCB -- View this message in context: http://elecraft.365791.n2.nabble.com/KXPD3-Gold-plated-contacts-tp7583792.html Sent from the Elecraft mailing list archive at Nabble.com.

Re: [Elecraft] KXPD3 Gold-plated contacts ?

2014-02-06 Thread Mark Petiford
RE:  Has anyone tried to galvanically gold-plate the KXPD3 contact screws and posts? Heinz, In an attempt to solve the missing dit problem? Mark KE6BB __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft